Chipotle Wants Customers to Buy Crypto

<p>Chipotle Mexican Grill has launched a new interactive game called &&num;8220&semi;Buy The Dip&&num;8221&semi; that will give away more than <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;200&comma;000<&sol;span> in free crypto as well as promo codes for <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> guac and <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> Queso Blanco through <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 31<&sol;span>&comma; National Avocado Day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div style&equals;"font-family&colon; 'Helvetica Neue'&comma; Helvetica&comma; Arial&comma; 'Lucida Grande'&comma; sans-serif&semi; -webkit-font-smoothing&colon; antialiased&semi; box-sizing&colon; border-box&semi; color&colon; &num;54392d&semi; font-size&colon; 16px&semi; font-style&colon; normal&semi; font-variant-ligatures&colon; normal&semi; font-variant-caps&colon; normal&semi; font-weight&colon; 400&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi; orphans&colon; 2&semi; text-align&colon; start&semi; text-indent&colon; 0px&semi; text-transform&colon; none&semi; white-space&colon; normal&semi; widows&colon; 2&semi; word-spacing&colon; 0px&semi; -webkit-text-stroke-width&colon; 0px&semi; background-color&colon; &num;ffffff&semi; text-decoration-thickness&colon; initial&semi; text-decoration-style&colon; initial&semi; text-decoration-color&colon; initial&semi;">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wd&lowbar;gallery&lowbar;asset">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wd&lowbar;icon&lowbar;overlay">&NewLine;<div><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Fans can access the &&num;8220&semi;Buy The Dip&&num;8221&semi; game by visiting&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3602261-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2194476074&amp&semi;u&equals;http&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;chipotlebuythedip&period;xyz&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;www&period;chipotlebuythedip&period;xyz" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">WWW&period;CHIPOTLEBUYTHEDIP&period;XYZ<&sol;a>&period; The game will be open from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">10am PT to 6pm PT<&sol;span> each day through <span class&equals;"xn-chron">Sunday&comma; July 31<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wcag-arialevel-3" role&equals;"heading" aria-level&equals;"3"><b>Crypto at Chipotle<&sol;b><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Chipotle now accepts digital currency&comma; including cryptocurrency&comma; nationwide through a partnership with Flexa&comma; the global leader in pure-digital payments&period; Guests can use 98 different digital currencies&comma; including Bitcoin&comma; Ethereum&comma; Avalanche&comma; Solana&comma; and Dogecoin&comma; to pay for their real food at Chipotle with a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3602261-1&amp&semi;h&equals;2915302396&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fflexa&period;network&percnt;2Fapps&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;Flexa-enabled&plus;app" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">FLEXA-ENABLED APP<&sol;a>&period; Chipotle first immersed itself in the crypto space in April of 2021 when it became the first U&period;S&period; restaurant brand to launch a cryptocurrency giveaway through its &&num;8220&semi;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3602261-1&amp&semi;h&equals;933106658&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fnewsroom&period;chipotle&period;com&percnt;2F2021-03-30-Burritos-Or-Bitcoin-Chipotle-To-Give-Away-200k-In-Free-Burritos-And-Bitcoin-To-Celebrate-National-Burrito-Day&amp&semi;a&equals;Burritos&plus;or&plus;Bitcoin" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">BURRITOS OR BITCOIN<&sol;a>&&num;8221&semi; promotion&comma; which dished out <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;100&comma;000<&sol;span> in Bitcoin to celebrate National Burrito Day&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We want to build the next generation of Chipotle fandom by connecting with the Web3 community&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Chris Brandt<&sol;span>&comma; Chief Marketing Officer&period; &&num;8220&semi;We&&num;8217&semi;re excited to bring positivity to the crypto conversation by empowering fans to &&num;8216&semi;Buy The Dip&period;'&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wcag-arialevel-3" role&equals;"heading" aria-level&equals;"3"><b>&&num;8220&semi;Buy The Dip&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8211&semi; How to Play<&sol;b><&sol;div>&NewLine;<ol type&equals;"1">&NewLine;<li>After entering the game&&num;8217&semi;s site&comma; players will click &&num;8220&semi;Play Buy The Dip&&num;8221&semi; and be prompted to sign into their Chipotle Rewards account or create a Chipotle Rewards account&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Players will then reach a &&num;8220&semi;How To Play&&num;8221&semi; screen that provides instructions for the &&num;8220&semi;Buy The Dip&&num;8221&semi; game&period; They can begin the game by clicking &&num;8220&semi;Play Now&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Players will hit &&num;8220&semi;START&&num;8221&semi; to make the crypto line chart move&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Players will then click &&num;8220&semi;BUY THE DIP&&num;8221&semi; for a chance to win free crypto&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> guac&comma; or <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> Queso Blanco&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>If players win a prize&comma; they will have 15 seconds to &&num;8220&semi;CLAIM&&num;8221&semi; it or &&num;8220&semi;SWAP&&num;8221&semi; it for a chance at a different prize&period; If players don&&num;8217&semi;t win a prize&comma; they can click &&num;8220&semi;TRY AGAIN&&num;8221&semi; for another chance&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>All players will have three chances to win every day from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 25 through July 31<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wcag-arialevel-3" role&equals;"heading" aria-level&equals;"3"><b>Payout Breakdown<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Starting today through <span class&equals;"xn-chron">Saturday&comma; July 30<&sol;span> from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">10am &&num;8211&semi; 6pm PT<&sol;span>&comma; Chipotle will give away the following&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;10&comma;000<&sol;span> in Bitcoin &lpar;BTC&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Five fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;2&comma;000<&sol;span> per day<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;5&comma;000<&sol;span> in Ethereum &lpar;ETH&rpar; per day&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Five fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;1&comma;000<&sol;span> each per day<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;1&comma;250<&sol;span> in Solana &lpar;SOL&rpar; per day&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Five fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;250<&sol;span> each per day<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;3&comma;000<&sol;span> in Avalanche &lpar;AVAX&rpar; per day&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>20 fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;150<&sol;span> each per day<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;3&comma;000<&sol;span> in Dogecoin &lpar;DOGE&rpar; per day&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>20 fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;150<&sol;span> each per day<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>On <span class&equals;"xn-chron">Sunday&comma; July 31<&sol;span>&comma; National Avocado Day&comma; from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">10am &&num;8211&semi; 6pm PT<&sol;span>&comma; the brand will offer the following prizes&period; In total&comma; more than 500 players will win crypto from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 25 through July 31<&sol;span>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;35&comma;000<&sol;span> in Bitcoin &lpar;BTC&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Five fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;5&comma;000<&sol;span> each and one fan gets <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;10&comma;000<&sol;span><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;5&comma;000<&sol;span> in Ethereum &lpar;ETH&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Five fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;1&comma;000<&sol;span> each<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;12&comma;500<&sol;span> in Solana &lpar;SOL&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>25 fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;500<&sol;span> each<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;11&comma;250<&sol;span> in Avalanche &lpar;AVAX&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>75 fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;150<&sol;span> each<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li><span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;11&comma;250<&sol;span> in Dogecoin &lpar;DOGE&rpar;&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>75 fans get <span class&equals;"xn-money">&dollar;150<&sol;span> each<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"wcag-arialevel-3" role&equals;"heading" aria-level&equals;"3"><b>National Avocado Day 2022<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Chipotle will offer <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> guac to all Chipotle Rewards members on National Avocado Day&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 31<&sol;span>&comma; when they use the digital-only promo code &&num;8220&semi;AVO2022&&num;8221&semi; at checkout on the Chipotle app and Chipotle&period;com&ast;&ast;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&ast; NO PURCHASE NECESSARY&period; Game begins on or about <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 25&comma; 2022<&sol;span> at <span class&equals;"xn-chron">10&colon;01 a&period;m&period; PT<&sol;span> and ends on <span class&equals;"xn-chron">July 31&comma; 2022<&sol;span> at <span class&equals;"xn-chron">5&colon;59 p&period;m&period; PT<&sol;span>&semi; seven daily entry periods from <span class&equals;"xn-chron">10&colon;01 am PT<&sol;span> – <span class&equals;"xn-chron">5&colon;59 pm PT<&sol;span>&period; Open only to legal U&period;S&period; residents of the 50 United States &amp&semi; D&period;C who are 18 years of age or older and have a Chipotle Rewards account&period; Limit 1 entry per person per day&period; See <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;c212&period;net&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;3602261-1&amp&semi;h&equals;453279209&amp&semi;u&equals;http&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;chipotle&period;com&percnt;2FNationalAvocadoDay&amp&semi;a&equals;Official&plus;Rules" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">OFFICIAL RULES<&sol;a> for complete details&comma; including additional eligibility restrictions&comma; prize descriptions&sol;restrictions&sol;ARVs&comma; and odds&period; <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> Queso Blanco and <span class&equals;"xn-money">1-cent<&sol;span> Guac codes valid on digital orders only w&sol; entrée purchase and exclusive to Rewards members&semi; add&&num;8217&semi;l terms apply&period; Cryptocurrency values change rapidly&period; Cryptocurrency prizes will be awarded based on exchange rate on the date of prize award&period; Sponsor&colon; CMG Strategy Co&period;&comma; LLC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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